Husband and wife team Dan Levy Dagerman and Selina Ringel had an idea.
They wanted to document Ringel's pregnancy on film in real-time.
Dagerman had visions of the Richard Linklater film Boyhood when he pitched it to Ringel.
They both thought it was a great idea to bring a whole pregnancy to screen so personally, and to increase the weight of that experience, Ringel decided her character should be an Smbc -- single mother by choice.
Stories of motherhood are everywhere, and single mothers proliferate entertainment, but sharing the story through a viewpoint still gaining traction offered a unique perspective.
Ringel had always imagined she'd go the route alone if she hadn't found a partner by 30.
Once upon a time, I had the same goals, but my set age was 33. My foray into motherhood didn't work out, but many women take that leap.
If it seems like a tremendous step to take on your own,...
They wanted to document Ringel's pregnancy on film in real-time.
Dagerman had visions of the Richard Linklater film Boyhood when he pitched it to Ringel.
They both thought it was a great idea to bring a whole pregnancy to screen so personally, and to increase the weight of that experience, Ringel decided her character should be an Smbc -- single mother by choice.
Stories of motherhood are everywhere, and single mothers proliferate entertainment, but sharing the story through a viewpoint still gaining traction offered a unique perspective.
Ringel had always imagined she'd go the route alone if she hadn't found a partner by 30.
Once upon a time, I had the same goals, but my set age was 33. My foray into motherhood didn't work out, but many women take that leap.
If it seems like a tremendous step to take on your own,...
- 12/12/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
In today’s film news roundup, Jon Tenney will play the on-screen spouse of Helen Hunt’s character, the documentary “The Workers Cup” gets a release, and Dances With Films announces its opening and closing titles.
Casting
Jon Tenney will star opposite Helen Hunt in the indie thriller “I See You” for director Adam Randall from a script by Devon Graye.
Matt Waldeck will produce for Zodiac Features. Tenney will play the on-screen husband to Hunt’s detective character, who is under an intolerable amount of strain.
Tenney is currently in production on the third season of HBO’s “True Detective” alongside Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, and will appear in six of the eight episodes and will segue directly from that set to the Cleveland location of “I See You.”
Tenney stars in “The Seagull” from Sony Classics with Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, and Elisabeth Moss, which opens in a limited release on Friday.
Casting
Jon Tenney will star opposite Helen Hunt in the indie thriller “I See You” for director Adam Randall from a script by Devon Graye.
Matt Waldeck will produce for Zodiac Features. Tenney will play the on-screen husband to Hunt’s detective character, who is under an intolerable amount of strain.
Tenney is currently in production on the third season of HBO’s “True Detective” alongside Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, and will appear in six of the eight episodes and will segue directly from that set to the Cleveland location of “I See You.”
Tenney stars in “The Seagull” from Sony Classics with Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, and Elisabeth Moss, which opens in a limited release on Friday.
- 5/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Comedy tells of woman who attempts to stop younger sister’s marriage.
Shoreline Entertainment has been deep in talks with Efm buyers on The Best People in Berlin, one of the new titles on its sales slate that screens on Tuesday.
Dan Levy Dagerman directed and Selina Ringel wrote and produced the comedy about a women recovering from a breakdown.
When she hears her younger sister has got engaged, the woman teams up with the best man to break up the happy couple and end their engagement, convinced she is preventing them from a lifetime of misery.
Elle Evans, Angelica Chitwood and Bianca A. Santos star inThe Best People, which screens today (Tuesday) in the market.
Melody Djavadi of Shoreline Entertainment negotiated the deal with Ringel and Dagerman of Two Hands Productions.
Shoreline Entertainment has been deep in talks with Efm buyers on The Best People in Berlin, one of the new titles on its sales slate that screens on Tuesday.
Dan Levy Dagerman directed and Selina Ringel wrote and produced the comedy about a women recovering from a breakdown.
When she hears her younger sister has got engaged, the woman teams up with the best man to break up the happy couple and end their engagement, convinced she is preventing them from a lifetime of misery.
Elle Evans, Angelica Chitwood and Bianca A. Santos star inThe Best People, which screens today (Tuesday) in the market.
Melody Djavadi of Shoreline Entertainment negotiated the deal with Ringel and Dagerman of Two Hands Productions.
- 2/20/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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